Coder Physician

Omega Healthcare Management Services•Boca Raton, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for abstracting, coding, sequencing, and interpreting clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee, and clinical medical records. This role involves assigning correct principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures, utilizing technical coding principles and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise. The coder will abstract and code pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders, following official coding guidelines and maintaining compliance with external regulatory, accreditation, State, and Federal regulations. The position requires extracting pertinent data from patient health records to determine appropriate coding for reports and billing documents, identifying codes for medical services and physician-performed procedures, and entering codes into various client-specific computer systems. Productivity tracking and maintenance of a 95% quality rating are essential, along with performing duties in compliance with Company policies, including HIPAA and compliance standards.

Requirements

Successful completion of an AAPC or AHIMA-approved Coding Certificate Program.
A minimum of two to four years of current production coding experience in both acute care and profee.
Certified Professional Coder (CPC), CCS-P, or equivalent coding credential required.
Minimum of 2 years of recent, credentialed Professional Fee coding experience.
Minimum of 2 years of Epic experience.
Minimum of 2 years of 3M experience.
Knowledge of coding convention and rules established by the AHIMA, American Medical Association (AMA), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), for assignment of diagnostic and surgical procedural codes.
Knowledge of JCAHO, coding compliance and HIPAA HITECH standards affecting medical records and the impact on reimbursement and accreditation.
Skill in operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate ability to work in all work types and specialties.
Demonstrate leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key business partners by building personal credibility and trust.

Responsibilities

Abstracting, coding, sequencing, and interpreting clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee, and clinical medical records.
Assigning correct principal diagnoses, secondary diagnoses, principal procedure, and secondary procedure codes with attention to accurate sequencing.
Utilizing technical coding principals and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate codes.
Abstracting and coding pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders.
Following official coding guidelines to review and analyze health records.
Maintaining compliance with both external regulatory and accreditation requirements, and with State and Federal regulations.
Extracting pertinent data from the patient’s health record and determining appropriate coding for reports and billing documents.
Identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by physicians.
Entering codes into various computer systems dependent upon the various clients.
Tracking and documenting productivity in specified systems, maintaining productivity levels as defined by the client.
Maintaining a 95% quality rating.
Performing duties in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to those related to HIPAA and compliance.